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'''''Keywords and synonyms:''''' Pericardial stripping | |||
==Overview of the Procedure== | |||
'''Pericardiectomy''' is the surgical removal of part or most of the [[pericardium]]. This operation is performed to relieve [[constrictive pericarditis]], or to remove a [[pericardium]] that is calcified and fibrous. | '''Pericardiectomy''' is the surgical removal of part or most of the [[pericardium]]. This operation is performed to relieve [[constrictive pericarditis]], or to remove a [[pericardium]] that is calcified and fibrous. | ||
The procedure begins when the [[surgeon]] makes an incision in the skin over the [[breastbone]] and divides it to expose the pericardium. During the surgery, the surgeon will grasp the pericardium surrounding the heart, and will remove the fibrous, calcified or infected tissue covering of the [[heart]]. | The procedure begins when the [[surgeon]] makes an incision in the skin over the [[breastbone]] and divides it to expose the pericardium. During the surgery, the surgeon will grasp the pericardium surrounding the heart, and will remove the fibrous, calcified or infected tissue covering of the [[heart]]. Once the pericardium is removed, the surgeon will wire the breastbone back together, the incision is closed, and the procedure is completed. | ||
==Complications== | |||
The procedure can be complicated by perforation or tearing of the heart muscle if the heart muscle is tightly adherent to the pericardium. Stated simply, removal of the pericardium can remove the densely adherent heart muscle itself which is a catastrophic complication. | |||
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| MeSH | D010492 |
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Pericarditis Microchapters |
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Surgery |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Keywords and synonyms: Pericardial stripping
Overview of the Procedure
Pericardiectomy is the surgical removal of part or most of the pericardium. This operation is performed to relieve constrictive pericarditis, or to remove a pericardium that is calcified and fibrous.
The procedure begins when the surgeon makes an incision in the skin over the breastbone and divides it to expose the pericardium. During the surgery, the surgeon will grasp the pericardium surrounding the heart, and will remove the fibrous, calcified or infected tissue covering of the heart. Once the pericardium is removed, the surgeon will wire the breastbone back together, the incision is closed, and the procedure is completed.
Complications
The procedure can be complicated by perforation or tearing of the heart muscle if the heart muscle is tightly adherent to the pericardium. Stated simply, removal of the pericardium can remove the densely adherent heart muscle itself which is a catastrophic complication.
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